What is recorded here
The Ionic Rotunda was erected in around 1765 on the site suggested by ‘Capability’ Brown's 1752 plan. He positioned it on the steep hillside to give commanding views over the meadow below and the countryside to the east. Looking south-east there is an ope
The Ionic Rotunda, designed in the mid-18th century, is associated with Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, the renowned English landscape architect. It is important as a surviving example of 18th-century landscape design and offers insight into the aesthetic and functional elements of Georgian garden architecture.
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